Russia’s foreign minister is disputing the indictments of 13 Russian nationals and three entities accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election through social media propaganda. Speaking from Moscow on Friday, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia “could not and did not” interfere with the election and said the lack of evidence proved this. “Some state interference in the…
The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the gun group to support youth shooting clubs. Nikolas Cruz, 19, was wearing a maroon shirt with the logo from the Army Junior Reserve Officer…
Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Department investigators say the investigation includes burglaries in Starkville and in the county.
VALDOSTA, Ga. — Generally speaking, postcards are for braggarts. Write what you will, but the core message is always the same: “I’m on vacation, you’re not. Nah, nah. Wish you were here.” If they really wished you were there, they wouldn’t have left you behind. But in Valdosta, Georgia, we found a man who is bringing a certain sincerity to…
Showers are likely this weekend but the temperature forecast is going to be tricky.
President Trump responded to the indictment of 13 Russians Friday over allegations that they interfered to influence the 2016 presidential election, asserting as he has in in the past that his campaign did not collude with foreign entities. The indictment, brought about by the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller, claims the defendants conducted elaborate information warfare against the U.S….
Police respond to Highline Community College in Des Moines, Wash. after a report of gunfire on campus Feb. 16, 2018 KIRO DES MOINES, Wash. — Police found no indication of a shooting at a Washington college following reports of gunfire early Friday, reports CBS affiliate KIRO. Highline College in Des Moines, south of Seattle, sent out a notice around 9 a.m. Friday…
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CAMDEN, N.J. — A student who survived the shooting at a Florida school hid in a closet — just like her grandfather did to escape a 1949 shooting rampage in New Jersey. Carly Novell, a 17-year-old senior at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, tweeted a photo and said she hid in a closet just like her grandfather, Charles Cohen, did nearly 70…
PARKLAND, Fla. — Attorney General Jeff Sessions is ordering a review of the Justice Department’s processes after the FBI failed to investigate a tip that the Florida school shooting suspect could be plotting an attack. Sessions said Friday the shooting that killed 17 people was a “tragic consequence” of the FBI’s failures. He said it’s now clear that the nation’s…
Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign, after the FBI admitted it received a tip about the suspect in the Parkland shooting as recently as January, but failed to follow through on it. The FBI admitted in a statement Friday that it received a call on Jan. 5 detailing concerns about Nikolas Cruz,…
FOREST, Miss. — Federal and state agents are investigating the death of an African-American man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi. Scott County Sheriff Mike Lee said the death of the 21-year-old is consistent with suicide and there’s no evidence of a racially-motivated crime. Lee said witnesses said the man fought with his girlfriend and threatened to hang himself shortly…
A day after the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. in five years, Russian bots began inundating Twitter with gun-related tweets. Shooting-related terms dominated the trending hashtags and trending topics at Hamilton 68, which is a website created by the bipartisan security organization Securing Democracy to track activity from Twitter accounts it’s identified as linked to Russian influence campaigns. Popular terms…
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Earl Kimrey Onslow County Sheriff’s Office via AP JACKSONVILLE, N.C. — A North Carolina man faces the death penalty in the death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old girl, whose disappearance sparked a five-day search. The StarNews of Wilmington reports that Fourth Prosecutorial District Attorney Ernie Lee announced Thursday that he intends to declare the first-degree murder case of Mariah Woods as…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – State officials say 83 percent of Mississippi seniors graduated on time from high school in 2016-2017, the highest share on record. The news, announced Thursday, comes as some lawmakers demand elimination of subject area tests that affect whether students can graduate. State Superintendent Carey Wright says the higher rate is just one measure showing Mississippi schools…
PARKLAND, Fla. — The FBI said in statement Friday that it had received a tip about Nikolas Cruz, the suspected Florida school shooter, but failed to investigate the report. A person close to Cruz contacted the FBI’s Public Access Line reporting Cruz’s gun ownership, desire to kill others, erratic behavior and disturbing social media posts, the statement said. “Under established…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP)–The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a revision of the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law to specify that deadly force can be used to defend someone in a church. The Houses of Representatives approved the bill Thursday on a 40-16 vote. It now moves to the Alabama Senate. Republican Rep. Lynn Greer of Rogersville cited deadly church…
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A community college south of Seattle was on lockdown after reports of shots fired. CBS Last Updated Feb 16, 2018 1:00 PM EST DES MOINES, Wash. — A college in Washington State is under lockdown after reports of gunfire on campus, reports CBS affiliate KIRO. Highline College in Des Moines, south of Seattle, sent out a notice around 9 a.m. Friday…
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There are major concerns over Russia’s influence in Eastern Europe. Bosnia-Herzegovina remains a deeply divided country despite a decades-old peace agreement that ended a brutal war in the Balkans. The nation remains split between a Bosnian Serb Republic and a Muslim-Croat federation. CBS News contributor Alex Kliment, who writes for Signal, a newsletter produced by GZERO Media, spoke with CBSN’s…
PORTLAND, Ore. — The first thing that Braton Jurasevich noticed as he clambered down Mount Hood toward his fallen fellow mountain climber was the blood — a lot of it. The critically injured climber, later identified as Miha Sumi, was sprawled with his feet above his head on an icy slope about 10,300 feet up the mountain. Moments before, Sumi…